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Governor Moore Attends 2024 Maryland Association of Counties Summer Conference
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore today visited the Eastern Shore for the 2024 Maryland Association of Counties Conference in Ocean City. Joined by Moore-Miller Administration cabinet secretaries, the governor met with local elected leaders and MACo leadership while attending numerous events at the conference. This trip marks the governor’s 20th visit to the Eastern Shore.
A 1-year-old Virginia girl abducted by father is dead after they crashed in Maryland, police say
A 1-year-old Virginia girl is dead after her father stabbed her mother, abducted her and two siblings and then crashed during a pursuit into Maryland on Thursday, police said. Officers found a woman and a girl suffering from multiple stab wounds in Virginia Beach on Wednesday night, and determined that Dana Plummer, 36, of Virginia Beach, stabbed them before fleeing with his 7- and 5-year-old sons and 1-year-old daughter, Virginia Beach Police said.
Footage reveals apprehension of suspect in the murder case of Maryland mother Rachel Morin
Martinez Hernandez was apprehended in June at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a full 10 months after the discovery of Morin’s lifeless body on the Ma & Pa Trail in Harford County. After being apprehended, he was eventually transported to Maryland, where he now confronts a multitude of charges including first and second-degree murder, rape, sex offense, and kidnapping.
A Michelin-Starred Chef Brings Minimalist Japanese Ice Cream to Maryland
Tired of seeing the same boring ice cream packaging and flavors in grocery stores and ice cream shops around the DMV, high-profile chef Takeshi Nishikawa plans to shake up the local dessert scene with the opening of a minimalist Japanese ice cream shop next spring. At his newly announced venture...
MACo Matters: Ferguson renews stance against broad-based tax increases
Senate President Bill Ferguson gives thumbs-down to taxes, the Sons of the American Revolution give thumbs-up to Ferguson and Gov. Wes Moore, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks gets the star treatment.
Maryland Man Thought He Was Soliciting Young Girl Online, She Was a Cop
WALDORF, Md. — Rafee Al-Mansur, 33, of Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested on Wednesday following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Al-Mansur has been…
Phone-free pilot program in Fairfax County Public Schools
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The start of the 2024-2025 academic year should come with fewer distractions for students in several schools that are part of a phone-free pilot program. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) said the goals of the effort, which begins on Sept. 3, are to “limit classroom disruptions and improvement […]
Riverside Center of the Performing Arts
Riverside Center Dinner Theater and Conference Facility in Stafford County, Virginia, opened in 1998 with the theater’s inaugural performance of Oklahoma! Since then, Riverside Center’s illustrious stage has been the site for more than 100 mainstage musical and dramatic productions and more than 120 musical adaptations of popular children’s stories for its Children’s Theatre.
Election 2024: Sen. Kaine campaign comes to Northern Virginia today and Saturday
Sen. Tim Kaine will participate in canvass kickoff in Spotsylvania, then receive the endorsement of National Security Leaders for America in Fredericksburg today. Kaine celebrates 30 years in public office this year and seeks re-election to the U.S. Senate in Virginia. On Saturday, Kaine will participate in canvass kickoffs in...
Residents Ordered To 'Shelter In Place' Amid Armed Barricade Situation In Maryland
An alert was issued early on Friday morning advising that Merrimac Drive was shut down between 14th Avenue and Keokee Street, and neighbors were cautioned to shelter in place in the lowest level of their home following reports of shots fired that led to a standoff with officers. The incident...
RJ Hampshire returns for Budds Creek
RJ Hampshire will return to SuperMotocross Round 27 at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Maryland after missing the first nine rounds of Pro Motocross with a wrist injury. Hampshire suffered the injury on Press Day prior to the Fox Raceway National in Pala, California. He was cleared to race...
TRICARE authorizes temporary prescription refill waivers
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 121 Texas counties may receive emergency prescription refills through Aug. 15 due to Hurricane Beryl. The counties impacted are Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron,...
Election 2024: Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman to debate on Oct. 2 at UMW
The University of Mary Washington will host a public political debate between candidates for Virginia’s Seventh District congressional seat on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. Derrick Anderson, a Republican, and Eugene Vindman, a Democrat, will face off in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. The debate is hosted...
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